Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 vs Honor MagicPad 3

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Honor MagicPad 2 12.3
Honor MagicPad 3
Display
88
89
Camera
50
64
Performance
69
77
Gaming
48
69
Battery
64
0
Connectivity
76
81
QuickComparison Score
69
0
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 and Honor MagicPad 3

Reasons to consider the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3

  • + Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset
  • + 12.3 inches display
  • + 144 Hz refresh
  • + 8 GB/256 GB
  • + 10050 mAh battery

Reasons to consider the Honor MagicPad 3

  • + Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset
  • + 13.3 inches display
  • + 165 Hz refresh
  • + 8 GB/256 GB
  • + 12450 mAh battery

Pros & Cons

Honor MagicPad 2 12.3
  • Excellent display
  • Solid performance
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A high-end flagship Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 tablet with excellent display (88/100). Suited for professional creative work and demanding apps."

Honor MagicPad 3
  • Excellent display
  • Solid performance
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A high-end flagship Honor MagicPad 3 tablet with excellent display (89/100). Suited for professional creative work and demanding apps."

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Visual size comparison

Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 Honor MagicPad 3
11.57"7.93"0.23"10.81"7.11"0.23"
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 Honor MagicPad 3
Height10.81"11.57"
Width7.11"7.93"
Thickness0.23"0.23"
Height (mm)274.50293.90
Width (mm)180.50201.40
Thickness (mm)5.805.80

Benchmarks

Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3
2004
Honor MagicPad 3 +9%
2176
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 Honor MagicPad 3
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 5461 6707
Compute Score (GPU) — 16535
Single-core score 2004 2176
Multi-core score 5461 6707
AnTuTu Benchmark 11 1795377 2333285
CPU 565484 643259
GPU 488270 818824
Memory 318468 348314
UX 423155 522888
Total score 1795377 2333285
3DMark Steel Nomad Light 1089 —
Stability 91% —
Graphics test 20 FPS —
Graphics score 5148 —
3DMark Solar Bay 5148 —
Section 1 23 FPS —
Section 2 20 FPS —
Section 3 17 FPS —
PCMark 3.0 16353 —
Web score 17800 —
Video editing 8040 —
Photo editing 29384 —
Data manipulation 13941 —
Writing score 19204 —

Specifications

Display
Specification Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 12.3 inches 13.3 inches
Resolution 1920 x 3000 pixels 2136 x 3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 3:02 3:02
PPI 290 ppi 289 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-144 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 650 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1600 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.90% 89%
Display features #NAME? #NAME?
Display tests
RGB color space 98.40% 99.70%
PWM 90 Hz Not detected
Response time 5 ms 20 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity 612:01:00
Peak brightness test (auto) 687 nits 711 nits
Design and build
Specification Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
Height 274.5 mm (10.81 inches) 293.9 mm (11.57 inches)
Width 180.5 mm (7.11 inches) 201.4 mm (7.93 inches)
Thickness 5.8 mm (0.23 inches) 5.8 mm (0.23 inches)
Weight 555 g (19.58 oz) 595 g (20.99 oz)
Waterproof No No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue White, Gold, Gray
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 495 cm 2 (76.9 inches 2 ) 592 cm 2 (91.8 inches 2 )
Repairability
Screen-to-body ratio 90.90% 89%
Performance
Specification Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock 3000 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 8 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 735 Adreno 750
GPU shading units 768 1536
GPU clock 1100 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS
Memory
Specification Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
Configuration 8 / 256 GB 8 / 256 GB
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 2133 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No
Memory card max size
Software
Specification Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM MagicOS 10 MagicOS 10
OS updates
Battery
Specification Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
Capacity 10050 mAh 12450 mAh
Max charge power 66 W 66 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (35% in 30 min) Yes
Full charging time 1:46 hr
Battery cycles
Main camera
Specification Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
Matrix 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP 1) Standard: 13 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - #NAME?
Standard lens
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length
Sensor size
Pixel size
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Selfie camera
Specification Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
Megapixels 9 megapixels 9 megapixels
Image resolution
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
Connectivity
Specification Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features #NAME? #NAME?
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features #NAME? #NAME?
DisplayPort Yes Yes, DP 1.2
GPS
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM*
Type of SIM card No No
Multi SIM mode
eSIM support* No
Hybrid slot
2G network
3G network
4G network
5G support No No
Sound
Specification Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
Speakers 8 8
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No
Speakers test
Max loudness 90.3 dB 85 dB
Other
Specification Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced 24-Jul 25-Jul
Release date 24-Oct 25-Jul
Launch price (MSRP) $599 $599
SAR (body)
Sensors #NAME? #NAME?
Bundled charger Yes, 66 W Yes, 66 W

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